televisor
Definition
- Noun:
- Historical term for a television: "televisor" is an early or less common term for a television set, particularly referring to the device used to receive and display broadcast images and sound.
- Obsolete or rare usage: In the early 20th century, "televisor" was sometimes used synonymously with "television" or "television receiver," but it has largely fallen out of common use.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- My grandfather remembers when his family bought their first televisor in the 1950s. (A television set from an earlier era.)
- The museum displayed a vintage televisor from the 1930s. (An early model of a television receiver.)
Advanced Usage
- "televisor" as a historical artifact: The word is primarily encountered in discussions about the history of television technology.
- Early televisors used mechanical scanning discs before electronic systems became standard. (Describing the technical evolution of television devices.)
Variants and Related Words
Television (n): the system or device for transmitting and receiving moving images and sound.
- Modern television offers high-definition picture quality. (The contemporary term for the technology.)
Televiewer (n): a person who watches television; a viewer.
- The televiewer tuned in to the evening news. (A person using a television.)
Synonyms
- TV set: a common term for a television receiver.
- Television receiver: a technical term for the device that receives television signals.
- Boob tube (informal): a slang expression for a television set.
Related Idioms
On the telly: an informal British idiom meaning "on television."
- What's on the telly tonight? (What is being broadcast on television?)
Couch potato: a person who spends a lot of time watching television.
- He became a couch potato after buying his first televisor. (A person who watches TV excessively.)